Printing-press



J. J. WALSER.

PRINTING PRESS.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. I2, I920.

Patented Aug. 23, 1921.

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J. J. WALSER.v

PRINTING PRESS.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 12, 1920.

Patented Aug. 23, 1921.

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J. J. WALSER.

PRINT-ING PRESS. APPLICATION man mm. :2. 1920.

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Patented Aug. 23, 1921.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOSEPH J. WALSER, OF ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN, ASSIGNOR TO GOSS PRINTING IR-ESS COMPANY, A CORPORATION OF ILLINOIS.

PRINTING-PRESS.

Application filed March 12, 1920. Serial No.

btate of lllichigarn have invented. certain new and useful Improvements 1n Printing Presses, of which the following is a speciir cation.

The invention relates to printing presses and more particularly to fast rotary perfecting presses such as are used for newspaper work and in its principal aspects the invention relates to late news or fudge devices as such. and as cooperating with the other mechanisms of the press,'and more particularly to late news devices :.dapted to be a part of, and to cooperate with, the other mechanisms of fast rotary newspaper presses.

Objects and advantages of the invention will be set forth in part hereinafter and in part will be obvious herefrom or many learned by practice with the invention; the same being realized and attained through and by means the instrumcntalities and combinations pointed out in the appended claims.

The invention consists in the novel parts, constructions, arran ements combinations and improvements herein shown and described.

The accompanying drawings, referred to herein and constituting a part hereof, illus irate one embodiment of the invention, and together with the description. serve to explain the principles of theinvention.

Or? the drawings:

l igure l. is an elevation partly diagrammatic, of a printing press and folder em-- bodying the invention;

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary elevation of the same general character {S Fig. 1, showing the upper central part of Fig. l, but on an enlarged scale, and showing the late news device printing on one side of the web; and

Fig. 8 is a view similar to Fig. 2 and showing the late news device printing on the opposite side of the web;

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary detail in elevation of the direction reversing device of the cylinders of the late news mechanism; and

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary transverse eievation of the same partsas are shown in Fig. 4.

In newspaper work it is frequently necessary to print late news or other extra matter Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented A119. 23, 1921 not carried on the regular plates, and it is desirable, and it is necessary frequently to print late news and extras without making new plates. It is also deemed advantageous by certain newspapers to print certain news or announcements in some color other than the black used for the printing of the body of the newspaper. All such devices are usually termed late news or fudge devices.

Objects of the present invention are to provide a late news device which is capacitated to print alternatively or selectively upon either side of the web which is running through the printing couples of a fast rotary perfecting press; to provide such a mechanism which is independent of the cylinders of the regular printing couple, that is the plate and impression cylinders employed in printing the body of the newspaper on both sides of the web; to provide such a mechanism capable of being selcc tively positioned transversely of the press and of the web to print in any desired position transversely of the web with respect to the pages and columns printed on the web by the regular printing couples of the press; to provide a late news mechanism reversible in its direction of rotation to run the web through in either direction; to provide such 85 a mechanism capacitated to operate in different sequential relation to the regular printing cylinders or printing couples of the press. Other objects and advantages of the invention will be pointed out later herein.

The invention broadly, as embodied, comprises a late news device having its own form cylinder and cooperating impression cylinder, with an inking mechanism for the form cylinder adapted to give adequate and 95 acceptable inking service. The late news device of this character is located relatively to, and correlated with respect to, the two cooperating printing couples or sets of cylinders which print the running web upon both sides, or perfect it, and with respect to the paper supply so that the late news or like supplemental matter may be printed by the late news device upon either side of the running web. More particularly as to the embodied form, the cylinders of the late news device are rotatable alternatively or selectively in either direction, so that either side of the web may be presented thereto to re ceive the late news imprint. More particularly, the late news device is additionally located and correlated with. respect tothe 'web supply and the printing couples so that the web, in connection with the reversibility r a' press asshown is capacitated to perfect fecting fast newspaper press is shown runnin to a folder, which folder may be central iy located with a similar printing mechanism upon the opposite side thereof. Such three webs, toslit and associate them, and

to fold them so associated, the late news device of each deck being capacitated to print upon any page and upon either side of the web, and thus upon either side of any page of the web. The slitting, associating and folding mechanisms serve to' bring various-late news imprints into any desired relation with each other as well as with the other matter in the paper printed by the regular pairs of cylinders.

l n the'illu'strated form, comprising essentially by way of exemplification the various features above outlined, the lowermost deck of the press comprises a first form cylinder 1 and a cooperating impression cylinder 2. The form cylinder 1 is provided with inking mechanism for inking the plates thereon, said inking mechanism comprising a series of form rollers 3, an ink drum 4, an auxiliary ink drum 5, an ink fountain 6, a fountain roller 7 and a ductor roller 8, the latter vibrating between the fountain roller 7 and the ink drum 5, together with other auxiliary rollers which need not'be described in detail. The web x, which may be derived from any one of a plurality of sources, such as a web roll 9or a-web roll 10, is run between the cylinders 1 and 2 and printed thereby uponone side in the usual manner.

The second rinting couple for the web w comprises a orm cylinder 11 having an inking mechanism 12, which may be the same [as that of the cylinder 1 and need not be described in detail. Cooperating with the form cylinder "11 is animpression cylinder 13, the web a: passing therebetween. and being printed 11 on the second side or perfected in a wellnown manner.

7 If it is desired to print the web m-upon one side only, it may e'guided past the cylinders 11, 13' of the second printing couple without passing therethrough' or being printed upon thereby, guiding rollers 14 bein located to guide web :11: fromthe cylinder 2 irectly to the associating and folding mechanism. The web a is shown going direct from the second printing couple over a roller 15 to a longitudinal folder or former 16 which may be either the first or the sole folding device of the folding mechanism 17 There is usually in such devices also a transverse folder and a delivery.

At 18 is shown a set of turning bars whereby theweb 00, after being slit by a longitudinal slitter, has its halves superposed or associated as at 00 and then run over the roller 15 and into the folder as already described.

The late news device for the first web is indicated by reference numeral 19, and the details of construction and operation thereof, as embodied, will be set forth at a later point as applicable to the late news devices of all the decks.

Referring now briefly to the second deck, a first form cylinder 25 is provided with inking mechanism 26 and a cooperating impression cylinder 27. The second printing couple of this deck has a form cylinder 28, inking mechanism 29 therefor, and a cooperating impression cylinder 30. The web y is derivable from a plurality of sources, such as web rolls 31 or 32, suitably located, the web passing between form cylinder 25 and impression cylinder 27 to be printed upon one side and passing thence to the form cylinder 28 and impression cylinder 30 to be printed upon the opposite side. The by-pass rolls 14, already described in connection with the first deck, may be employed where it is desired to print the web only on one side by the first printing couple. A set of turning bars marked 18 are shown. and the previous description may be applied thereto. 7

The late news device for the second deck of the press is indicated by 33, and the general description of this mechanism in detail, which will be given later, is applicable to this mechanism.

The present embodiment shows a three deck press, the top deck having a first printing couple with a form cylinder 36, having inking mechanism 37, and an impression cylinder 38. The second printing couple is shown with an impression cylinder 39, having an inking mechanism 40, and a cooperating impression cylinder 41. The web .2, derivable from a plurality of sources of supply, such as the web rolls 42 or 43, is printed upon by the first printing couple upon one side and by the second printing couple upon the opposite side. The rollers 14 and folding bars 18 are shown for the web 2, and the description already given may be applied thereto.

The web 2 is shown directed to a serond or central ;':'older as 45, and being associated at roller 4-4 with a web on "T0111 the other side or" the press (not shown), the webs being associated at 44; and folded together at The late news device for the printing; couples oi. this deck is indicated generally by do, and may conform to the general description to be given later.

Referring now to the late news device, as embodied, is provided with a term cylinder 50, having a suitable inking mechanism 51, shown as comprising term rollers 52 and 53, an inlr drum 54:, an int: fountain 55 anril fountain roller 56. Cooper ting with the form, cylinder 50 is an impression cylinder 5?, the web passing therebetween. and pro senting either side thereto, as will be it described, to receive this echiitional print on; oil the late news device selectively or alter natively on either side oi the web.

M ans are provided for rotating the ryl inders 50 and 57 in either direction in connection with the present embodiment means for printing the supplementary mat ter from the late news device upon ei side of the web, This will be describecu n detail in connection with the means for driving; or rotating" the cylinders oil the late news device so to run the web in either dire:- tion therethrough.

Referring now to the matter of running the press to cause the late news device to print alternatively or selectively upon either side oi the web, in Figs. 2 and 8 th letter a: applied to the side of the web which printed upon by the first printing coup and the letter F) to the other side of the web which is printed upon by the second printing couple In Fig. 2 the web is shown directed marily between the cylinders and the .irst couple and thence between the cy inders 50 and 57 of the late news device the cylinder 50 rotating; in Fig. 2 in counter clockwise dir ion and cylinder 57 rotating in clockwise direction The supplemen tary or late news matter in such case is printed upon the side Z) oi. the web The web then passes between ttorm cylinder and impression cylinder all, and rec-e the regular printing matter for the side 5 there by perfecting the web.

In the arrangement shown wherein the late news device prints upon the side w oil. the web. In the arrangement of Fin, 5% the web is led primarily through the l te news device before going to the first printiu couple, the form cylinder 50 in Fig :3 rotating in clockwise direction and the impression cylinder 57 rotating in counter cloclzwise direction. The supplementary or late news matter is thus printed upon the side (I, of the Web e.

The web in this case proceeds or passes from the late news device 4:6 to the cylinders 36 and 3:38 of the hrstprinting couple, which prints the regular matter on the side olthe web, and passes thence through cylinders 89 and ll. to perfect the web, that to print the regular matter on the side I).

The embodied form oi means for reversing the direction oil rotation ot' the cylinders 57 and 50 comprises a rear wheel 60 which is driven in one direction by any or le connection, such as one or more intermediate or idler gears (not shown) from the us al press drive. Gear wheel 60 journaled r a stub shaft 61. supported. on the press trains.

Pi ,d on shatt til. a plate 62 in which journaled at one side a gear wheel G l whirh meshes with. ear wheel (i done naled in plate 62 at the opposite e is i gear wheel 64.- also in mesh with (30, Also Journalod in plate 62 wheel. 65. which is in mesh with near wheel 64-. Thus, go wheels 63 and 65 are both driven :lircm gear wheel 60 but rotate in opposite directions.

The rear wheels 63 alternatively into mesh 66 ii devi. Thus cylinders 57 and 50 rotate to-- gether in the usual manner oil. o. rotary y n'intinp; couple.

In the embodied, form o't mechanism "for reversing the direction of IOlifttlfllh the plate 62, due to its pivotal mountin on stub sh F: 61 rocks to bring either gear wheel (ill or gear wheel 65 into mesh with near wheel 68. The plate 62 shown in intermediate position in i l 4: For the purpose oi? hold-- inn plate so in either positioin a slot 70 is termed therein tl'uiougi h which passes a bolt 71, serewcoded into the mach ne zinc.

The manner ot: operation of the n chanism has been lly set "forth in connection with the dose] on of the various groups of mechanisms or will be obvious without; :turtln-u' detailed statement.

The invention in its broader aspects not limited to the specific mechanisms shown and described but departures may be made therefrom within the scope of the accompartying: claims without departing from the principles Oil the invention and without rificing its chief advantages.

hat I claim isr- 1. printing press including in combination a rotary printing couple printing one side of a web, a rotary couple p iiinting the other side of the web, and a rotary late news device separate from but located adjacent to the printing couple, and means directing the Web alternatively primarily to the printing couple or to the late news device to cause the late news device to selectively print upon I one side or the other of the web. 7

i 2. A printing press including in combination a rotary printing couple printing one side of a web, a rotary couple printing the other side of the web, a late news device comprising a form-cylinder and a cooperating impression cylinder and inking mecha nism, separate from but located adjacent to the printing couple, and means directing the web alternatively primarily to the printing couple or to the late news device to cause the late news device to selectively print upon onesideor the other of the web.

3. A printing press including in combination a rotary printing couple, a late news device comprising aform cylinder and impression cylinder, means for changing the "tion a rotary printing couple printing one side of a web, a rotary couple printing the other side of the web, a rotary late news device separate from but located adjacent td the printing couples, and means directing the web alternatively primarily to one or the other of said mechanisms and alternatively in opposite directions to the late news device to cause the late news device to selectively print upon one side-or the other of the web.

A printingpress including in combination a rotary printing couple printing one side ofa web, a rotary couple printing the other side of the web, a late news device comprising a form cylinder and a cooperating impression cylinder separate from but located adjacent to the printing couples, and means directing the web alternatively primarily to one or th other of said mechanisms and alternatively in opposite directions to the late news device to cause the late news device to selectively print upon one side or the other of the web.

(5. A printing press including in combination a first printing couple printing one side of the web, a second printing couple printing the other side of the web, a rotary late news device comprising a form cylinder and a cooperating impression cylinder separate from but located adjacent to the printing couples, and means for directing the web primarilyto either the first couple or the late news device and then to the other of them and then to the second printing couple to cause the late news device to print selectively on one side or the other of the web.

7. A printing press including in combination a first printing couple printing one side of the web, a second printing couple printing the other side of the web, a late news device located adjacent to and between the printing couples, and means for directing the web primarily to either the first couple or to the late news device and then to the other of them and through the late news device' selectively in either direction and then to the second printing couple to cause the late news device to print selectively on one side or the other of the web.

8. A printing press including in combination a first printing couple printing one side of the web, a second printing couple printing the other side of the web, a rotary late news device comprising a form cylinder and a cooperating impression cylinder located adjacent to and between the printing couples, and means for directing the web primarily to either the first couple or to the 'late news device and then to the other of them and through the late news device selectively in either direction and then to the second printing couple to cause the late news device to print selectively on one side or the other of the web.

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification, in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

JOSEPH J. WALSER.

Vitnesses:

FRANK J. HALSEY, A. E. MALLOY. 

